Zhou Wenyuan (Chinese: 周文元; pinyin: Zhōu Wényuán; born July 1940) is a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China.

[1] He was a member of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in July 1961, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 1963.

In March 1985, he was appointed deputy head of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department, in addition to serving as member of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission since March 1990.

In November 1992, he was made deputy political commissar of the Shenyang Military Region, and served until April 1999.